lib/chatterbot/db.rb in chatterbot-0.2.9 vs lib/chatterbot/db.rb in chatterbot-0.3.0

@@ -9,15 +9,21 @@
     # connect to the database, and generate any missing tables
     def db
       @_db ||= connect_and_validate
     end
 
+    def display_db_config_notice
+      puts "ERROR: You have specified a DB connection, but you need to install the sequel gem to use it"
+    end
+    
     protected  
 
     #
     # get a DB object from Sequel
     def get_connection
-      if has_sequel?
+      if ! has_sequel? && config.has_key?(:db_uri)
+        display_db_config_notice
+      elsif has_sequel?
         Sequel.connect(config[:db_uri])
       end
     end
     
     #